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A03944 An adioynder to the late Catholike new yeares gift, or explication of the oath of allegeance Wherein certaine principall difficulties, obiected by a very learned Roman-Catholike, against the sayd New-yeares gift, and explication of the oath, are very clearely explained. Published by E.I. the author of the New-yeares gift. Preston, Thomas, 1563-1640. 1620 (1620) STC 14050; ESTC S100127 50,683 158

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bell._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr rom._n pont._n ca._n 2._o canus_n lib._n 1_o 5._o de_fw-fr locis_fw-la c._n 5._o q._n 4._o and_o also_o that_o the_o pope_n do_v err_v in_o those_o breve_n upon_o false_a information_n and_o supposition_n to_o wit_n for_o that_o he_o suppose_v his_o primacy_n in_o spiritual_n his_o power_n to_o bind_v and_o lose_v to_o excommunicate_v and_o inflict_v censure_n to_o be_v deny_v in_o the_o oath_n which_o be_v manifest_o false_a &_o that_o his_o power_n to_o depose_v prince_n be_v most_o certain_a and_o of_o faith_n and_o not_o question_v among_o catholic_n which_o be_v no_o less_o untrue_a be_v sufficient_o convince_v by_o he_o in_o his_o theological_a disputation_n c●te●_n disputation_n in_o the_o place_n above_o c●te●_n and_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o mr._n fitzherbert_n 3.6.17_o fitzherbert_n part_n 3.6.17_o sect._n 16._o objection_n a_o four_o difficulty_n i_o find_v say_v you_o about_o the_o swear_n that_o this_o oath_n be_v minister_v unto_o i_o by_o lawful_a authority_n whereupon_o it_o follow_v we_o may_v use_v no_o equivocation_n in_o take_v of_o the_o same_o for_o that_o none_o can_v equivocate_v in_o a_o oath_n that_o be_v exact_v by_o lawful_a authority_n for_o if_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o no_o thing_n be_v exact_v by_o this_o oath_n but_o temporal_a allegiance_n than_o we_o may_v not_o only_o swear_v but_o be_v also_o bind_v to_o swear_v that_o such_o oath_n be_v minister_v by_o lawful_a authority_n but_o when_o it_o be_v questionable_a and_o uncertain_a whether_o the_o pope_n have_v power_n to_o depose_v prince_n or_o no_o and_o consequent_o whether_o the_o prince_n exact_v such_o a_o oath_n of_o his_o subject_n shall_v cause_v they_o wrong_v the_o pope_n and_o church_n and_o make_v they_o swear_v a_o thing_n uncertain_a and_o with_o the_o hurt_n of_o their_o conscience_n not_o be_v able_a many_o of_o they_o to_o conform_v themselves_o to_o those_o conceit_n you_o frame_v of_o the_o oath_n though_o they_o be_v true_a for_o that_o they_o can_v perceive_v no_o solid_a ground_n therefore_o i_o see_v not_o how_o we_o may_v swear_v that_o this_o oath_n be_v minister_v unto_o we_o by_o lawful_a authority_n answer_n 1_o but_o first_o it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o we_o must_v swear_v that_o this_o oath_n be_v minister_v unto_o we_o by_o lawful_a authority_n but_o only_o that_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v so_o much_o of_o which_o our_o acknowledgement_n which_o be_v the_o immediate_a object_n of_o the_o oath_n we_o must_v be_v assure_v to_o excuse_v we_o from_o perjury_n 2_o second_o it_o be_v very_o true_a that_o we_o must_v not_o equivocate_v in_o this_o oath_n and_o this_o be_v not_o only_o deduce_v from_o the_o lawful_a minister_a of_o the_o same_o although_o this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v that_o we_o must_v not_o equivocate_v therein_o but_o it_o be_v also_o deduce_v from_o the_o seven_o branch_n wherein_o it_o be_v express_o ordain_v that_o i_o must_v use_v no_o equivocation_n 3_o three_o the_o lawfulness_n or_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o this_o branch_n depend_v whole_o upon_o the_o former_a clause_n for_o if_o none_o of_o the_o former_a clause_n contain_v a_o denial_n of_o any_o spiritual_a obedience_n due_a to_o the_o pope_n or_o church_n nor_o be_v repugnant_a to_o truth_n or_o justice_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o they_o be_v minister_v by_o lawful_a authority_n and_o therefore_o you_o must_v first_o prove_v that_o some_o one_o of_o the_o former_a clause_n be_v repugnant_a to_o truth_n or_o justice_n before_o you_o can_v impugn_v the_o oath_n as_o not_o minister_v by_o lawful_a authority_n whereupon_o you_o return_v back_o to_o that_o which_o you_o above_o object_v against_o the_o second_o branch_n to_o wit_n the_o pope_n power_n to_o depose_v prince_n which_o say_v you_o be_v uncertain_a and_o questionable_a etc._n etc._n but_o as_o i_o answer_v there_o it_o be_v certain_a to_o i_o neither_o can_v any_o man_n of_o learning_n that_o well_o examine_v the_o question_n 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majesty_n themselves_o and_o all_o their_o catholic_a brethren_n 4._o but_o many_o say_v you_o be_v not_o able_a to_o conform_v themselves_o to_o those_o conceit_n widdrington_n frame_v of_o the_o oath_n though_o they_o be_v true_a for_o that_o they_o can_v perceive_v any_o solid_a ground_n therefore_o but_o first_o if_o they_o be_v learn_v they_o may_v easy_o conform_v themselves_o to_o widdringtons_n explication_n of_o the_o oath_n if_o they_o will_v diligent_o and_o without_o partiality_n examine_v the_o solidity_n of_o his_o proof_n and_o cousider_v that_o his_o proof_n and_o answer_n be_v ground_v not_o only_o upon_o his_o own_o conceit_n but_o upon_o manifest_a reason_n his_o majesty_n declaration_n the_o doctrine_n and_o authority_n of_o most_o learned_a divine_n and_o which_o be_v more_o even_o of_o those_o who_o be_v his_o chief_a adversary_n in_o this_o point_n and_o if_o withal_o they_o will_v remember_v as_o m._n widdrington_n have_v heretofore_o dispotation_n heretofore_o 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